http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5815/What-Drives-Mobile-User-Experience/Testing-Mobile-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5815/What-Drives-Mobile-User-Experience/Testing-Mobile-Userphilip.lew@xbosoft.comTestingMobileUserThese days a product can no longer stand by itself. Getting a product out the door that works is not enough. Rather, the entire experience needs to be integrated and mapped out as multiple devices create a combined product experience not only in the moment of usage, but over time. Applications must be crafted toward a particular device but keeping in mind consistency across all other compatible and complementary devices for a total integrated and consistent experience. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5608/Evaluating-Mobile-User-Experience/Mobile-User-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5608/Evaluating-Mobile-User-Experience/Mobile-User-Quality-Assurancephilip.lew@xbosoft.comMobileUserQuality AssuranceUser Experience (UX), a term that first appeared a decade ago, still has no formal definition or standard. So its not surprising that as mobile applications inundate the app stores, mobile user experience is starting to garner serious attention because some app developers are wondering why their app is not getting much uptake while others who may have less features for more money are.Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5253/The-%e2%80%9cWorld-Series%e2%80%9d-of-Test-Requirements/Requirements-Management-Development-Acceptance-Functional-Integration-Quality-Assurance-Software-Unit-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5253/The-%e2%80%9cWorld-Series%e2%80%9d-of-Test-Requirements/Requirements-Management-Development-Acceptance-Functional-Integration-Quality-Assurance-Software-Unit-Userjamieg0926@gmail.comRequirementsManagementDevelopmentAcceptanceFunctionalIntegrationQuality AssuranceSoftwareUnitUserWe first met Jamie in the November/December 2010 issue where she took us step by step through the process of re-engineering a group of testers working on the ROSS project into a productive, efficient team with the emphasis on “team.” In this article, she moves beyond the test team to the requirements team in order to achieve better alignment resulting in improved efficiencies and better design in the end product.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5258/The-Secret-Skill-%e2%80%93-How-to-Sell-Testing/Testing-Performance-Management-Services-Development-Software-Project-Management-Technology-User-Traininghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5258/The-Secret-Skill-%e2%80%93-How-to-Sell-Testing/Testing-Performance-Management-Services-Development-Software-Project-Management-Technology-User-Trainingcalkelpdiver@comcast.netTestingPerformanceManagementServicesDevelopmentSoftwareProject ManagementTechnologyUserTrainingWe’ve all had that after meeting discussion with ourselves of, “I thought I explained that point clearly to them. I couldn’t get them to buy-in to what I was talking about. Why don’t they see my point, they just don’t get it.” Sound familiar? It wasn’t that they didn’t get it; it was a problem with how you sold it. You didn’t know about the secret skill.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5259/Who-is-Watching-Your-Test-Data/Security-Management-Integration-Software-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5259/Who-is-Watching-Your-Test-Data/Security-Management-Integration-Software-Userdaven.kruse@gmail.comSecurityManagementIntegrationSoftwareUserIs your project looking for ways to reduce invalid defects, maintain a consistently clean testing environment, and increase the effectiveness of its development resources? Look no further than test data.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5238/Forture-Consulting-Partners-with-Reflective-Solutions-to-Deliver-Optimal--Application-Performance-for-Maximo-Users/Performance-Management-Acceptance-Integration-Testing-User-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5238/Forture-Consulting-Partners-with-Reflective-Solutions-to-Deliver-Optimal--Application-Performance-for-Maximo-Users/Performance-Management-Acceptance-Integration-Testing-User-Webjrovansek@redwoodco.comPerformanceManagementAcceptanceIntegrationTestingUserWebThu, 11 Aug 2011 15:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5185/Jasmine-BDD-for-JavaScript/Test-and-QA-How-To-Agile-Automation-Services-Development-Integration-Open-Source-Process-Testing-Unit-User-Mobile-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5185/Jasmine-BDD-for-JavaScript/Test-and-QA-How-To-Agile-Automation-Services-Development-Integration-Open-Source-Process-Testing-Unit-User-Mobile-Webwerner.keil@gmx.netTest and QAHow ToAgileAutomationServicesDevelopmentIntegrationOpen SourceProcessTestingUnitUserMobileWebA few months ago, a meeting of Vienna JavaScript User Group (Vienna.js) introduced me to Jasmine, a Behavior Driven Development Testing Framework for JavaScript.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5182/Performance-Requirements-An-Attempt-at-a-Systematic-View/Performance-Requirements-Process-Software-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5182/Performance-Requirements-An-Attempt-at-a-Systematic-View/Performance-Requirements-Process-Software-Useralex.podelko@oracle.comPerformanceRequirementsProcessSoftwareUser“Response times (in the case of interactive work) or processing times (in the case of batch jobs or scheduled activities) define how fast requests should be processed.”Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5175/Another-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-Tester/Testing-Career-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5175/Another-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-Tester/Testing-Career-Userbernie@testassured.comTestingCareerUser“ The first step of being successful is showing up on time. Today was not that day.”Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5151/Twist-46---with-Steve-Alexander/podcast-Load-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5151/Twist-46---with-Steve-Alexander/podcast-Load-Usermatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastLoadUserMatt Heusser talks about User Experience with one of those 'usability' people. No, really, it's good. Thu, 19 May 2011 10:30:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5149/A-Roadmap-to-Streamlining-User-Acceptance-Testing/User-Acceptance-Management-Process-Software-Testing-Certificationhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5149/A-Roadmap-to-Streamlining-User-Acceptance-Testing/User-Acceptance-Management-Process-Software-Testing-Certificationmangerer@yahoo.comUserAcceptanceManagementProcessSoftwareTestingCertificationFocus your organization on the critical success factors of UAT managementThu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5142/You-Want-to-Launch-When-Mobile-App-Testing-Tips-for-Startups/Mobile-Testing-Automation-Functional-Strategy-User-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5142/You-Want-to-Launch-When-Mobile-App-Testing-Tips-for-Startups/Mobile-Testing-Automation-Functional-Strategy-User-Webdreuveni@utest.comMobileTestingAutomationFunctionalStrategyUserWebThe purpose of this article is to provide some essential tips and examples of how the world ’s most promising companies test their mobile apps .Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5147/The-Limitations-of-Automated-LinkCheckers/Automation-Web-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5147/The-Limitations-of-Automated-LinkCheckers/Automation-Web-Userbnoggle@jeracor.comAutomationWebUserIf you’re planning to test a content-rich website that includes numerous pages, images, and links between them, you might consider using an automated link checking tool. An automated link checker, such as Xenu LinkSleuth or Fast Link Checker, spiders your website starting, typically, from the home page and follows all links on your website to ensure that they return something other than web errors. An automated link checker probably will also check references to JavaScript, Custom Style Sheet, image, and other files your web pages reference. The link checker then provides a report that includes the names of pages, the links on the pages, whether the link successfully resolved, and perhaps more robust reporting options and details.Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5138/Twist-45---On-Complete-Testing/podcast-Load-Testing-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5138/Twist-45---On-Complete-Testing/podcast-Load-Testing-Usermatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastLoadTestingUserAnother excerpt from the Grand Rapids Testers User Group, this one a discussion on the (im)possibility of complete testing.Thu, 12 May 2011 12:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5102/TWiST-38---With-Zach-Spencer/Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Interviews-Automation-Agile-Acceptance-Development-Load-User-podcasthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5102/TWiST-38---With-Zach-Spencer/Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Interviews-Automation-Agile-Acceptance-Development-Load-User-podcastmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTest and QATestingInterviewsAutomationAgileAcceptanceDevelopmentLoadUserpodcastWe have Zach Spencer back on the show, to talk about Agile Development, Contracting, Cucumber (it's a tool, not a food), and User Experience TestingFri, 25 Mar 2011 10:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5095/Easter-EggsBrown-MM%27s-and-other-goodies/Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5095/Easter-EggsBrown-MM%27s-and-other-goodies/Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Usermatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTest and QATestingQuality AssuranceUserMatt provides a diagnostic test technique he learned from Van Halen. No, seriously.Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:28:58 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5059/Performance-Engineers-Can-Monitor-End-User-Experience-Analyze-Transactions-Drill-Down-for-Performance-Diagnostics-with-RTI-v3/Performance-User-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5059/Performance-Engineers-Can-Monitor-End-User-Experience-Analyze-Transactions-Drill-Down-for-Performance-Diagnostics-with-RTI-v3/Performance-User-Websms@ocsystems.comPerformanceUserWebWed, 19 Jan 2011 14:40:51 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5055/A-bug-story/Software-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Process-Development-Acceptance-User-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5055/A-bug-story/Software-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Process-Development-Acceptance-User-Webmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingQuality AssuranceProcessDevelopmentAcceptanceUserWebHow do you find corner-case bugs, anyway? Matt Heusser gives a real world example.Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5056/Calculating-a-Web-Site%27s-Peak-User-Load/Performance-Testing-User-Load-Software-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5056/Calculating-a-Web-Site%27s-Peak-User-Load/Performance-Testing-User-Load-Software-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Webczei@webperformance.comPerformanceTestingUserLoadSoftwareSoftware Test Professionals ConferenceWebArticle by Michael Czeiszperger, Web Performance Inc.Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:23:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5047/Wales-and-West-Utilities-Chooses-Original-Software-to-Accelerate-its-User-Acceptance-Testing-for-SAP%c2%ae/Management-Acceptance-Software-Testing-User-Awards-Mobilehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5047/Wales-and-West-Utilities-Chooses-Original-Software-to-Accelerate-its-User-Acceptance-Testing-for-SAP%c2%ae/Management-Acceptance-Software-Testing-User-Awards-Mobilejrovansek@redwoodco.comManagementAcceptanceSoftwareTestingUserAwardsMobileEase of use for business users cited as main reason for choosing the solution suite over HPThu, 06 Jan 2011 13:44:25 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5037/While-HP-Plays-Catch-Up-Original-Software-Continues-to-Innovate/Automation-Software-Management-Development-Testing-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5037/While-HP-Plays-Catch-Up-Original-Software-Continues-to-Innovate/Automation-Software-Management-Development-Testing-Userjrovansek@redwoodco.comAutomationSoftwareManagementDevelopmentTestingUserNew version of its manual and automated software quality suite set to be the only force in agile test automationTue, 21 Dec 2010 09:16:02 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5032/Six-Strategies-from-Leading-E-Tailers-to-Optimize-Your-Web-App/Web-STQA-Magazine-Software-User-Mobilehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5032/Six-Strategies-from-Leading-E-Tailers-to-Optimize-Your-Web-App/Web-STQA-Magazine-Software-User-Mobiledreuveni@utest.comWebST&QA MagazineSoftwareUserMobileDoron Reuveni, This article outlines six essential lessons from top e-tailers today for optimizing your application – covering everything from user loyalty to user fraud; mobile apps to metrics; data to downtime – and revisit the fundamentals of what makes a web application a must-visit for users.Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:30:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5026/Case-study-of-the-Resource-Ordering--Status-System-(ROSS)-Project/STQA-Magazine-Project-Management-Management-Development-Acceptance-Integration-Unit-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5026/Case-study-of-the-Resource-Ordering--Status-System-(ROSS)-Project/STQA-Magazine-Project-Management-Management-Development-Acceptance-Integration-Unit-Userjamieg0926@gmail.comST&QA MagazineProject ManagementManagementDevelopmentAcceptanceIntegrationUnitUserI started on the Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS) project in August, 2005 at one of the largest government contractors in the United States. The U.S. government uses ROSS to order and status resources for numerous types of incidents, mainly wildfires. Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:30:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5033/A-%e2%80%98Good%e2%80%99-Tester-in-an-Evolving-Web-World/Testing-Web-STQA-Magazine-Software-User-Mobilehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5033/A-%e2%80%98Good%e2%80%99-Tester-in-an-Evolving-Web-World/Testing-Web-STQA-Magazine-Software-User-Mobiletestkk@softwaretestpro.comTestingWebST&QA MagazineSoftwareUserMobileSoftware testing professionals have long played an important role in their organizations by ensuring a high level of performance (speed and availability) and overall quality for websites and web-based applications. As the Internet continues to evolve at a rapid pace, the technical aspects of the tester’s job grow much more complicated.Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:30:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5018/The-continuing-saga-of-bungalow-bill-the-tester/Software-Testing-Leadership-Test-and-QA-Process-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5018/The-continuing-saga-of-bungalow-bill-the-tester/Software-Testing-Leadership-Test-and-QA-Process-Usermatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingLeadershipTest and QAProcessUserMatt tells a story about an early experience with testing, and what value testers can bringTue, 07 Dec 2010 11:13:10 -0700